Where Do I Get More Revit Content ( Families ) ?

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Where Do I Get More Revit Content ( Families ) ?

Lately, it seems like a question I am asked about once a day.... "Where do I get this chair?", "Where do I get this table?"...

Well, **edit** Jame's put together a nice list of some typical resources for downloading Revit Content:

BIM Content for Revit

This post contains a listing of known websites hosting content for Revit. We’ll try to keep this post updated as sites change or new ones are created. This information was partially compiled from Mario Guttman’s AU 2011 class “Revit Family Counseling” (visit Mario’s own site whitefeet.com for custom Revit tools).

Manufacturer’s Content

Autodesk Seek – content aggregated by Autodesk; contains default Revit families as well as manufacturer-specific content, low to moderate quality control; content in a variety of formats, search can filter for specific formats; free, no registration required.

ARCAT – generic and manufacturer-specific content; modeled by ARCAT, high quality control; free, no registration required.

bimstore – manufacturer-specific content; modeled by bimstore, high quality control; free, registration required for downloading content.

.... Click here to see the rest of the list....

I would also like to add this link that has content I have used before:

Can you think of some that aren't listed here or on Phil's blog? Comment below!!

**Edit.*** Find more links at this post as well...

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James Van · 695 weeks ago

Actually, it was me...James...who authored the post - but I won't hold it against you. The real reason I needed the post was as a reference for our next version of Revit Architecture Essentials. Instead of listing all the content sources in the book, we'll just point our readers to that blog post!

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TheRevitKid 72p · 695 weeks ago

Sorry about that James! I gave you the credit now... That is a good idea for the book. I am constantly using my own blog as a resource of useful links and posts over the years... It helps a lot! Some things get lost in Google...

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Andy Milburn · 695 weeks ago

I keep a list of content sites in the sidebar of my blog (www.grevity.blogspot.com). You can spend a long time trawling through these sites looking for something new and useful ... and then managing all the content you have collected.

Personally I like the approach Andersen Windows have adopted with a little plug-in that generates all their products. Just update to the latest plug-in and you know your content is up-to-date. I'm hoping that more manufacturers will follow suit.

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TheRevitKid 72p · 695 weeks ago

I agree... Anderson's is awesome. They have been on top of it when it comes to Revit content since I started using Revit.

Thanks for the link, I never noticed that part of your sidebar!

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Luke · 647 weeks ago

Lets turn all of these lists into one master list: http://openrevitstandards.com/wiki/links-revit-co...

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Rich · 622 weeks ago

You can also download some decent Revit content at http://www.cadblocksfree.com
Worth a look as they have other CAD formats available too.
The large clear thumbnails make it very easy to browse too.

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BIMbandit · 599 weeks ago

We've just set up http://www.bimbandit.com
You can download some good quality revit families and BIM content here.
We've gone for a clean simple to use site with large clear thumbnails that make it easy to navigate and browse for content.

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SpecifybyDesign · 587 weeks ago

There are lots of really great sites out there offering FREE CAD block and BIM content downloads and this is a really useful list that has been compiled here. I'd like to add a few of my sites which are currently in development if I may...
http://www.bimbandit.com - FREE Revit models and BIM content http://www.cadpirate.com - FREE 2D CAD blocks http://www.cadsniper.com - FREE 3D CAD blocks http://www.skpwizard.com - FREE Sketchup 3D models and sketchup component warehouse http://www.texturewarrior.com - FREE texture maps and 3D materials http://www.3dshero.com - FREE 3D studio max models

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Steve · 527 weeks ago

Saw some usefull content on Revitkit.com. Handy 2D people and stuff.

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